Question

1. soft gowns, and flutter of soiled doves.

15.

1. the human moths about the light
2. dash and cling close in dazed delight,
3. and burn and laugh, the world and wife,
4. for this is london, this is life!

20.

1. upon your petals butterflies,
2. but at your root, some say, there lies
3. a world of weeping trodden things,
4. poor worms that have not eyes or wings.

25.

1. from out corruption of their woe
2. springs this bright flower that charms us so,
3. men die and rot deep out of sight
4. to keep this jungle - flower bright.

question 3:
the poet expands his comparison between
london and a flower by
a citing english poems with plant
themes.
b depicting the people as different
insects.
c describing the floral scents of the
city.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The poem does not cite other English poems with plant themes. Eliminate A.
• Option B: In the poem, people are compared to "human moths", "butterflies", and "poor worms" (insects/worm - like creatures) in the context of the London - flower comparison. This matches.
• Option C: The poem does not focus on describing floral scents of the city. Eliminate C.

Answer:

B. depicting the people as different insects.